The hackers behind a cyberattack that targeted Poland's grid infrastructure met little resistance when they hit systems at a heat-and-power plant and wind and solar farms last month. The intruders were able to easily access numerous systems at the affected…
Tag: Zero Day
Attack Against Poland’s Grid Disrupted Communication Devices at About 30 Sites
The hackers behind a cyberattack that targeted Poland's grid infrastructure in December disabled communication devices for at least 30 sites across a number of energy facilities in different parts of the country. The hackers succeeded in disabling the communication systems,…
Booz Allen Tech Contractor Took IRS Job Specifically to Leak Trump’s Tax Records
The US Treasury Department announced yesterday that it was canceling all contracts it holds with consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton because the company failed to prevent one of its contractors from stealing and leaking tax records years ago when he…
Cyberattack Targeting Poland’s Energy Grid Used a Wiper
A cyberattack that targeted power plants and other energy producers in Poland at the end of December used malware known as a “wiper” that was intended to erase computers and cause a power outage and other disruption to services, says…
Former Trenchant Exec Sold Stolen Code to Russian Buyer Even After Learning that Other Code He Sold Was Being “Utilized” by Different Broker in South Korea
The former executive of Trenchant who pleaded guilty this week to selling his company's software hacking tools to a zero-day broker in Russia, sold at least one of these tools to the Russian firm even after learning that a previous…
John Bolton Indictment Provides Interesting Details About Hack of His AOL Account and Extortion Attempt
The investigation into former national security advisor John Bolton's handling of classified material stemmed in part from an admission Bolton made to the FBI in July 2021 that hackers – believed to be from Iran – had breached his private…
Voting Machine Company Smartmatic Charged in Federal Indictment That Previously Only Charged Executives
The Justice Department has filed charges for the first time against a voting machine company whose systems are used in Los Angeles County, one of the largest election jurisdictions in the country. The company, UK-based Smartmatic, is charged with engaging…
How the Infamous APT-1 Report Exposing China’s PLA Hackers Came to Be
This is the first in a series of pieces I’ll publish that take an in-depth look at significant events, people and cases in security and surveillance from the past. If there’s something you think would make a good topic for…
How the Infamous APT 1 Report Exposing China’s PLA Hackers Came to Be
This is the first in a series of pieces I’ll publish that take an in-depth look at significant events, people and cases in security and surveillance from the past. If there’s something you think would make a good topic for…
UAE Recruiting US Personnel Displaced by DOGE to Work on AI for its Military
A UAE brigadier general received permission from the Pentagon to recruit former members of the Defense Digital Service to work on artificial intelligence for the UAE military — despite past warnings from US spy agencies and federal lawmakers that UAE…
UAE Recruiting US Personnel Displaced by DOGE to Work on AI for its Military
A UAE brigadier general received permission from the Pentagon to recruit former members of the Defense Digital Service to work on artificial intelligence for the UAE military — despite past warnings from US spy agencies and federal lawmakers that UAE…
Trump Signs Memorandum Revoking Security Clearance of Former CISA Director Chris Krebs
President Donald Trump today signed a Presidential Memorandum today revoking any active security clearance currently held by Chris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, who famously rumbled publicly with Trump over the latter's false allegations…
Did Trump Admin Order U.S. Cyber Command and CISA to Stand Down on Russia? (Story updated)
Two blockbuster stories published on Friday that appear to confirm what many Americans suspected would occur under the Trump administration – that the new regime is going to be softer on Russia than previous administrations, particularly with regard to the…
Did Trump Admin Order U.S. Cyber Command and CISA to Stand Down on Russia?
Two blockbuster stories published on Friday that appear to confirm what many Americans suspected would occur under the Trump administration – that the new regime is going to be softer on Russia than previous administrations, particularly with regard to the…
Court Documents Shed New Light on DOGE Access and Activity at Treasury Department
New court documents shed light on what a 25-year-old DOGE employee named Marko Elez did inside Treasury Department payment systems. They also provide extensive new details about which systems Elez accessed, the security precautions Treasury IT staff took to limit…
U.S. Government Disclosed 39 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in 2023, Per First-Ever Report
The number of zero-day vulnerabilities the government disclosed to vendors to be fixed, rather than keep them secret to exploit, comes out to about three a month. But the figure could rise dramatically under the Trump administration. In a first-of-its-kind…
Anatomy of a Nuclear Scare
How fake radiation readings in New York and New Jersey, coupled with a mysterious drone swarm, fueled a nuclear scare and became a harbinger for things to come The ongoing mystery around a New Jersey drone swarm ignited a number…
Voting Machine Company Involved in Bribing Scandal Has Long History of Controversy
Last week the U.S. Justice Department charged three current and former executives of a U.S.-founded voting machine company with paying bribes to win lucrative election contracts in the Philippines. Roger Piñate, a Venezuelan citizen and president and co-founder of Smartmatic,…
Kaspersky Lab Closing U.S. Division; Laying Off Workers
Russian cybersecurity firm, Kaspersky Lab, has told workers in its U.S.-based division that they are being laid off this week and that it is closing its U.S. business, according to several sources. The sudden move comes after the U.S. Commerce…
Kaspersky Lab Closing U.S. Division; Laying Off Workers
Russian cybersecurity firm, Kaspersky Lab, has told workers in its U.S.-based division that they are being laid off this week and that it is closing its U.S. business, according to several sources. The sudden move comes after the U.S. Commerce…